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California-based Vietnamese zitherist Vo Van Anh will perform at Soul Live Project Complex in HCM City’s district 3 on January 16 evening. (Photo from the artist’s Facebook page) HCM City (VNA) - The California-based Vietnamese zitherist Vo Van Anh, whose stage name is Vanessa Vo, is set to perform in Ho Chi Minh City on January 16 evening. Anh will play along with Blood Moon Orchestra, a musical performance project of recording artist, and collaborative partners. The artists will bring a blend of traditional and contemporary music to the concert. Anh began studying dan tranh (16-chord zither) when she was four years old, graduating with distinction from the Vietnam National Academy of Music. In 1995, she won the National Dan Tranh Competition along with an award for a solo performance of modern folk music. She co-composed and recorded the 2009 Emmy Award-winning soundtrack for the documentary Bolinao 52, a production about Vietnamese boat people by … [Read more...] about Emmy award winner Vo Van Anh performs in HCM City

California-based Vietnamese zitherist Vân-Ánh Võ will perform at Soul Live Project Complex in HCM City’s District 3 tonight. — Photo from the artist’s Facebook pageViet Nam News HCM CITY — The California-based Vietnamese zitherist Võ Vân Ánh, whose stage name is Vanessa Vo, will perform at Soul Live Project Complex in District 3 tonight. Ánh will play along with American rapper Dem One and breakdancer NastyRay. Percussionists Joshua Mellinger and Jason Jong, and cellist Misha Khaikulov of the US, will be also featured. All are members of Blood Moon Orchestra, a musical performance project of recording artist and drummer PC Muñoz, Dem One, and collaborative partners. The artists will bring a blend of traditional and contemporary music to the concert. Ánh began studying đàn tranh (16-chord zither) when she was four years old, graduating with distinction from the Việt Nam National Academy of … [Read more...] about Emmy award winner Võ Vân Ánh performs

In a ceremony where no single movie commanded attention, Mexico's Alejandro Inarritu nabbed the best directing Oscar for "The Revenant", becoming the first filmmaker in more than 60 years to win back-to-back Academy Awards. Inarritu won in 2015 for "Birdman." "The Revenant" went into Sunday's ceremony with a leading 12 nominations, and was among four movies believed to have the best chances for best picture after it won Golden Globe and BAFTA trophies. The ambitious 20th Century Fox Pioneer-era tale, shot in sub-zero temperatures, also brought a first Oscar win for its star Leonardo DiCaprio, who got a standing ovation from the A-list Hollywood audience. Yet voters in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences chose Open Road Films' (RGC.N) "Spotlight," which traces the Boston Globe's 2003 Pulitzer Prize winning investigation of child sex abuse by Catholic priests, for best picture. The movie also won best original screenplay. Rising star Brie Larson, 26, took home the … [Read more...] about Nhandan Newspaper – Oscars 2016: ‘Spotlight’ takes top Academy Award

A movie adapted from a Vietnamese children book has been submitted to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. A movie adapted from a Vietnamese children book has been submitted to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. “Toi Thay Hoa Vang Tren Co Xanh” (Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass), adapted from the namesake book by best seller children author Nguyen Nhat Anh, will represent Vietnam at the 2017 Oscar award in February, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Friday. Deputy minister Vuong Duy Bien said the ministry’s voting board highly appreciated the film by Victor Vu and decided to submit it to the Academy Awards. Director Victor Vu said this is a very big encouragement to him. “I was born and grew up in the U.S. so the motherland Vietnam has always brought me a special feeling,” he expressed. “I want to tell a very Vietnamese story and ‘Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass’ brings me … [Read more...] about Vietnam announces 2017 Academy Award submission

2007 Best Foreign Film Academy award winner, "The Lives of Others" kicked off the start of the German Culture Week in Vietnam.
The screening of the film, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck will be repeated on April 14, 23 and 26 and will be followed by a further 11 new German movies until the festival's completion on May 5.
Free tickets are available at the Hanoi Goethe Institute at 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, according to the film show sponsor. … [Read more...] about Best Oscar awarded film screened in Hanoi